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Strike zone

In baseball, the strike zone is the area of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing. The strike zone is defined as the volume of space above home plate and between the batter's knees and the midpoint of his torso. Whether a pitch passes through the zone is decided by an umpire, who is…

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Strike zone

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Triples53
Avg. degree1.96
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related to history · 19
Strike zone → American Association, As, By, For, If, It, Knickerbocker Rules, March, NABBP, National League, Originally, Should, The, The Sporting Life, There, Three, Well, When, Whether
related to External links · 11
Strike zone → Changes, Chronological Examination, Fact, Fiction, John Walsh, July, Official Rules, Petersburg Times, Strike Zone MLB, Strike Zone St, The Hardball Times
related to Definition · 8
Strike zone → Automated Ball-Strike System, Beginning, Its, Major League Baseball, MLB, The, Thus, Various
related to Further reading · 6
Strike zone → April, Gammons, Peter, Sports Illustrated, Vol, What Ever Happened
related to Enforcement · 4
Strike zone → Comment, Rule, The Official Baseball Rules, While
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Strike zone → area of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing, volume of space

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Strike zoneis aarea of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing0.90text
Strike zoneis avolume of space0.90text
Denny McLaininstance ofpitchers0.80text
Bob Gibson dominated hittersinstance ofpitchers0.80text
producing 339 shutoutsinstance ofpitchers0.80text
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionThe0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionIts0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionMajor League Baseball0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionThus0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionVarious0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionBeginning0.60section
Strike zonerelated to DefinitionAutomated Ball-Strike System0.60section

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